Design Principles-by Rebecka Newlove

Depth

• Dimension is taken through the photo, downward from an upper surface, upward from a downward surface, horizontally, etc.
• Creates a sense of deepness.

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Into The Unknown

• This picture creates a sense of curiosity
• Composed of only black and white
• Your eye is drawn to the end of the path, where the light is coming forward through the picture.
• The background is composed of nature ; trees, leaves and bushes
• The trees, gravel, and grass create texture
• This is a photo about a pathway leading to unknown. The setting seems like a quiet place, not very inhabited by people, foresty. Seems like an old fashioned picture.

Framing

• Draws attention to the center, or subject of the photo using shapes, outlines, etc

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Dancing Sunbeams

• Your sight follows the sunbeams into the middle of the photo which is the tree.
• The photo gives off a warm feeling
• Composed of lines
• You can see the texture of the moss on the branches, and the twigs on the ground.
• I think this photo is about a walk in the forest on a sunny morning.

Element Relationship

• When two seperate things come together to become one subject.
• The two objects can not be divided into two different photos, it wouldn't work.

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Lions Playing

• The two lion cubs are together the subject of the photo.
• It's pretty simple, so there isn't a distraction from the lion cubs
• This picture reminds me of innocence and it makes me happy because it's about babies playing.
• The texture is noticed in the fur of the cubs, the rough looking wall, and the grass.

It's hard to tell where the light is coming into the photo, but I think it's coming from the left side.

Triangles

• Keeps your eye moving from one point of the picture to another
• Makes the photo more interesting

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Between the Sheets

• The triangles in this photo keep the viewer captivated
• Composed of only blue and white, keep it simple but pretty
• Has a balanced feel to it, as though everything is where it's supposed to be
• Makes the viewer feel calm but not bored
• The focus of the photo is either the water falling from the sheet, or the woman.
• The textures in this photo are either very soft or very smooth.

Simple and Single Point

• Creates a big impact because your eye is drawn directly to the subject
• Plain, simple background
• No distractions from the subject

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A Slow Decent

• This picture reminds me of spring, which gives off a warm feeling and relaxation
• Composed of bright colours, only with blue and green
• The focus of the photo is the tree, and since its off to the side of the picture it looks better than it would if it was in the middle
• The background is the sky which is very blue and clear
• The grass compared to the sky demonstrates a difference in texture

Diagonals

• Draws the viewer's eye in and out of the photo
• Creates interest
• Shows motion

Swings

• This photo gives off a sense of fun and adventure
• Composed of only black and white
• Very interesting angle, shows a lot of diagonals
• Light coming in from the left
• Background composed of clouds with a nicely detailed texture
• The top of the ride, where the swings are coming from, is the focus of the photo

Balance

• Everything seems like it's where it's supposed to go
• Gives a sense of organization
• Balanced with placement of shapes, people, other objects etc.

Larry Victor McClain

• This is a happy picture about a little kid who lived in a small town
• Balanced with the use of black and white, the buildings on either side of the subject, and the reflection of the subject on top and bottom
• The lighting is coming up from the top of the photo
• The texture of the water next to the gravel looks nice
• The little boy is the subject of the photo